Allison

MEMORANDUM **

This appeal concerns a lawsuit filed by the Appellants James and Flora Allison *628 (“the Allisons”) against Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) in state court in Washington State. In the state court action, the Allisons asserted insurance coverage of State Farm after an accident. During jury selection in that case, the Allisons objected to participation of four jurors who held State Farm insurance policies. The state court denied the Allisons’ motion to have the jurors removed, and the jury later returned a verdict for the Allisons but awarded less than the Allisons sought. The Allisons appealed the verdict in the state courts, seeking a new trial. The state courts rejected the appeal, and the case was remanded for consideration of fees and costs. The Allisons’ motion for fees was denied and the Washington Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court denied further review.

The Allisons thereafter filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging that the state court had violated their constitutional rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Fourteenth Amendments by permitting State…